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form y separately published work icon Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World single work   film/TV   war literature   historical fiction  
Adaptation of Master and Commander Patrick O'Brian , 1969 single work novel and The Far Side of the World Patrick O'Brian , 1984 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World
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During the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Jack Aubrey, in command of HMS Surprise, purses the heavier and more powerfully armed French privateer Acheron across the Pacific Ocean and around the Galapagos Islands, under orders to 'sink, burn, or take her as a prize'. But his friend, ship's doctor Stephen Maturin, worries that Aubrey is motivated more by pride than by duty.

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Awards

2004 nominated Golden Globe Awards (USA) Best Motion Picture - Drama
2004 nominated Golden Globe Awards (USA) Best Director - Motion Picture
2004 nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Best Film
2004 won British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards David Lean Award for Direction
2004 nominated Academy Awards Best Picture
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    Ecuador,
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    South America, Americas,
  • Pacific Ocean,
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